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CAROLINE LEE
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Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre
Children's Books
Author Insight
Setbacks are Opportunities
It seems that pacing applies to both horses and book pages. I had a lot of fun writing this second book. As Maxzyne's adventure is set up in the first few pages, her tale of woe unwinds as she tries to figure a way out of her school dilemma and impending punishment. Suddenly, like the crack of a gun at the start of a horse race, the story takes off. At this point, there is no turning back for her. Even as I wrote the tale, I was galloping along right beside her, enjoying myself, despite her own trials and tribulations. I deliberately created every setback and used them as opportunities to ramp up the action and raise the stakes in her quest to save the horse. I want my young readers to gallop, too. My goal is to have them turning pages and thinking, "Just one more page, paragraph, chapter...Wow! I wonder what happens next?!"
Book Excerpt
Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre
Rico looks astonished to see her but takes the opportunity to shove the nearest man away with his pointed leather boot. Taking a firm grasp of the reins, he gives Caesar a quick tap on the left flank with his riding crop. Miraculously, the spooked horse responds to his signal to move to the left. Horse and rider start to turn back toward the empty side street in the direction they came.
“Rico! Caesar,” Maxzyne screams. “Wait for me!”
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